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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23
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The owner of paper lay dying in
MS lar, and the dew of death had
gathered on his brow so calm and fair;
out q printer knelt beside him. as his
ilfe-blood ebbed away, and asked the
dying writer if he had word to say.
Inc doomed man murmured softly as
ne grabbed the printers fist: "Well,
az last the struggles over, and, never
Will be missed; take message and
token to that city man of mine, that
Oil his worn out chestnuts he had better
put IN brine. There's his Joke about
the weather, which he's used these
many years, and the gag about the fell
iow' who is always hunting beers. And
the item he's SO fond of, on the man
who peddles books, and the chestnut
based on people, who go fishing at the
brooks; Just to save the papers credit,
and to cast no slurs on mine. I would
ask him as favor, just to put such
gags IN brine. And the lie he's fond of
telling, of the street cars and the tracks,
ana the ancient joke about the man.
who steps upon some tacks; and the
one about some dandy, who will never
pay for clothes, and the one on woman
cleaning house-its weary, heaven
knows! o. I know I'll slumber happy
N my grave beneath the vine, if the
man who does the city work, will put
these Jokes in brine. Tell the man
who tends to business, not to weep
When am dead, but to buy himself
club, and hit the first man on the
head, who comes in with
strings of items, and requests
them printed free. when the
regular rates are cheaper than they
really ought to be. Tell the foreman
when he makes up, not to turn rule
for me, but to simply print an item,
saying that my soul is free; for T want
no eulogistic taffy of that kind in mine,
and think such hoary chestnuts should
be picked we'll in brine. Have that
gay and fresh reporter I engaged the
other day, put stop to saying 'Selah,'
also we have come to say and if he
should say, we local, you must trample
in his gore, for you know I'd ne'er al.
low it in the happy days of yore. And
the man who comes to tell you how to
run the paper we'll, should be greeted
when he enters, with a pewter chest
nut bell; and you'll print the paper
promptly, be the weather full Of
storms, and the foreman must be care.
full when he's making up the forms,
that the beauty of the paper may
through all the ages shine, and not be
like its neighbors, only fit to put in
brine" The dying writer faltered, as
these simple words he spoke, and the
printer knew directly, that he was
about to croak, SO he propped him up
as gently as mother would her child,
but the writer's soul had wandered, to
the land of undefiled. And the printer
sobbed little, as he gave one last
caress, and he muttered: II must
leave him, for it is time to go to press
very few could beat him writing, for
his writings were divine, and We never
had to place them in bucketful of
brine y 4kchiS07l G1Ohe
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23
ANOTHER.

Several persons were discussing the
propriety of saying, in the exercise of
hospitality, Twill you have another
piece of pie?" or "afaother cup of tea?
"I'm sure I don't see why one
shouldn't" said lady. There's
nothing offensive in implying that q
person has already had cup of tea"
"Ah, then you would, perhaps, follow
my grandmother's example and say, as
I have heard her, when her husband
asked for more, Joshua, I am giving
you your third cup!"
After that eminently practical illus
tration, it was unanimously voted that
the word another" in that connection,
might as we'll be suppressed.
An old gentleman who is fond of a
Joke, tells, with much quiet enjoyment,
the story of one which his own bashful-
ness brought upon himself.
ut was at husking, years and years
ago." he says. II was a boy of seven
teen, and not so much afraid of my
shadow as of everybody elses. I ar
rived late, just as supper was being
finished, and the mince-pie was going
the round for the second time.
"'Will you have another piece Of
pie? p asked young lady, approaching
me with the plate, and not noticing
that I had just come in. Everybody
else was saying, NO, thank you, and I,
too bashful to say had eaten nothing,
also gasped, NO, thank you,' though
my mouth watered for the delectable,
indigestible compound.
II went home hungry, and, probably
in self-defence, I have been as brazen
as possible ever since. "-YOa1ths COM
7l01ljOn
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23
Misery After Eating

Is avoided by dyspeptics who. guided by the n
corded experience of Thousands. begin and sys-
tematicsny pursue course Of Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters. Persistence in the use of this
pure and highly accredited stomachic is the
sole and agreeable condition Of the entire re-
moval Of tho obstinate forms Of dyspepsia, no
less tnan temporary fit Of indigestion In
connection with the use Of this specific it is de.
sirable to avoid articles Of food which indi-
yidual experience has shown to be difficult Of
digestion, by tho stomach sought to be benefit
ed. Each dyspeptic's past observation Of his
digestive capacity should enable him to be his
trusting to any set of dietetic rules too general
to be suited to particular cases. Biliousness
and constipation, heartburn. wind upon the
stomach, sour eructations, headache and men
tai dependency, are among the concomitants
Of dyspepsia. and We put it to fight by the
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23
A Bloodv AFrav

10 often the result of sbad blood" in family
or community, but nowhere is bad blood more
destructive es Of happiness and health than in
Mc human system. When the life current il
i l5aL, and sluggish with impurities, and ID
Of the body, the peril to health, and life even.
Is imminent Early symptoms are dull and and
drowsy feelings, severe headaches. coated
tongue, poor appetite, indigestion and general
!assitude: Delay in treatment may entail the
most serious consequences. Don't let disease
eet strong hold on your constitution bul
treat r. yourse!f by using Dr.. Pierce's Golden
medical Discovery, and be restored To the
blessings Of health. All druggists
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23
Jerks, Dream.

jerks had queer dream the other night
He thought he saw prize-fghters ring, and
in the middle Of it stood doughty little
over, one by one. score or more of big, burly
looking fellows, as they advanced to the at-
tack. Giants as they were in size, the valiant
pigmy proved more than match for them.
1t was all so funny that jerks woke up laugh
ing. He accounts for the dream by the fac,
that he had just come to the conclusion, after
trying nearly every big, drastic pill on the mar
ket that Pierce's tiny Purgative Pellets easily
sknock out" and beat all the rest hollow!
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23
MIDNIGHT H1slToRs.

IT IS not our intention to criticise toe
'erely little local matters which may
Fturb US. We do not wish to carp.
rp is word we never used before,
we have looked up its definition
. 1t appears to express our meaning.
no, let no one accuse us of being q
fper. We wouldn't be caught carp
even if we knew it would boom the
eulation, but we cannot help refer
g to the COW question.
The COW is quite numerous in Sioux
U.s. Every family appears to have
or more. There seem to be but
blooded COWS among them. Nearly
are of the long, spectral breed with
procession Of ribs on either side like
picket fence. If some of them would
up on their hind legs and put on a
ug hat they couldn't walk under the
legraph wires.
as we said before, we are not in the
DIT Of going out in front of the house
standing around and carping. But
ieel that we must say word on the
VII the cows of Sioux Falls have OF
'uoerlng around in the night and call
On prominent citizens.
~ nave a long, hollow-chested mich
introduce her head into our bed
w window at 2 o'clock in the morn
ana attempt to converse with us in
.",anxious tone is for from pleasant.
,Do When she crooks her neck around
srasps the corner of the bedspread
pulls the whole thing out of the
a0~, and then gees and sits down
'"e ilower-bed and calmly chews up
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23

the spread, it is calculated to make a
person use harsh language.
The COWS of the First Ward hold a
convention in our front yard every
night at l o'clock a. m. All tax-paying
COWS invited to attend. Visiting cows
made welcome. The meeting is usually
largely given up to musical program
Dakota Bell
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23
4 Woman,s Sweet Will.

she is prematurely deprived of her charms
OF face and form, and made unattractive by
the wasting effects of ailments and irres ular-
upon not only her strength and health, but
upon her amiable qualities as well, is her first
duty. This is safely and speedily accom-
plished by course Of elf-trea tment with
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, nervine
and tonic OF wonderful efficacy, and prepared
ing from dragging down" pains, sensations
Of nausea, and weakness incident to women
boon to her sex. Druggists.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23
The Walla Walla Union saws:

The Walla Walla Union says: A gen.
tleman just from Pendleton says that on
Saturday night the train ran over a dog
there, cutting him completely in two. The
tail piece of the dog three minutes after
being severed from the rest of him,
wagged his narrative joyfully as though
glad tc launch his clark" upon an un-
known sea.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23
"Consu1nntion Can he Cured >,

Dr. j. s. Combs, Owensvlle, Ohio, says: 81
have given Scott's Emulsion Of Cod Liver Oil
with Hypophosphites to four patients with
better results than seemed possible with any
remedy. All were hereditary cases of Lung
disease, and advanced to that stage when
coughs, pain in the chest, frequent breathing,
frequent pulse, fever and Emaciation. All
these cases have increased in weight from 1G
to q lbs.:. and are not now needing any
medicinen
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23

The Bodie (Cal.) Miner says: As an
evidence of what civilization is doing for
the Indians we noticed yesterday in one
of our stores the purchase of On immense
wire hustle by young and giddy Piute
squaw. She was quite particular, and
finally selected one of the wire arrange
ments with blue trimmings.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23

CAN'T you in. Maria?" he queried, as he
fumbled around with the latchkey. s'No,
I amt. I'm out. Out of sugar, out of tea,
out of -four, and out Of patience" snapped
female voice from an upper window.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23

No Opium in Pisos Cure for Consumption
Cures where other remedies fail. Csc.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23

THE Frazer is kept by all dealers. One boz
lasts as long as two Of any other:
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23
\ HOLY KISS.

lnlt3
detroit Free Press.l
J. WAS tall and angular and ex-
M grave. He wore q suit of black
.ac1oth and snowy linen. as became
d;onity as a clergyman. He sat
= on one corner of the sofa, with
feet placed squarely on the floor
his fingers interlocked before him.
10 was rather below the medium
Her hair was combed smoothly
/ and coiled in o simple knot be.
! Her dress was devoid of ruffle
Waiting, but scrupulously neat in
Simplicity. She sat at the farther
Of the sofa, with her eyes modestly
,ped upon her folded hands.
ilence reigned.
Me clock licked in slow measure, as
uly impressed with the solemnity
the occasion.
he cat by the hearth washed her
industriously, blinked her sleepy
at the two on the sofa, and then
led herself up for quiet nap.
10 turned himself partly toward
and his eyes rested upon her with
sfaction. His lips parted.
Mary"
he raised her eyes to his face.
Do YOU remember it is seven years
icht since our betrothal?"
tary's eyes fell on her hands again
lie murmured:
Yes, I remember"
long pause, in which Mary changed
folding of her hands. Again he
Ike gravely:
i have been thinking. Mary, you
as though you knew me? AS if
could trust me? These seven years
5e been years of peace and pleasure,
Ee they not, Mary?"
oh, yes" sighed Mary.
Mary, it has come to me that this is
lite a beftting time to seal our be-
thai"
Mary in doubt raised her eyes to his.
Has the thought come to you,
ly?"
But still Mary looked at him in won
:. He shifted his position little,
then tried to make his thought
pre- plain to her.
I,'ary, you remember in the Bible
ey used signs o. affection we use not.
pes it not seem betitting we should
RloE the example given us and greet
ch other with holy kiss?
Nary's eyes fell to her hands again.
Speak, Mary; what is your thought
the subject?"
Thus appealed to, Mary answered:
As you think best always, Joseph.
he rose to his full height from the
and took a step toward her. Mary
also, and stood with downcast eyes
clasped hands before him. The
was still sleeping. He drew step
rer and took her hand lightly in his.
color began to mount her face.
Shall it be tomorrow night, Mary ?"
AS you like, Joseph"
At o'clock"
AT T." said Mary, and he left her.
he next night Mary, feeling rather
Re uneasy than usual, sat at her
|tting and watched the hands of the
elk. Just as the hands pointed ex-
~ at z o'clock the knocker at the
bit door rose and fell. She laid aside
knitting and went with outward
mness to let him in as usual. He
his outside coat in the hall, and
y came into the room together. He
need at the clock.
1t is Z. You remember of what we
PC speaking last evening, Mary ?
all we ask blessing that it may
Oye all we may anticipate; that we
y not be disappointed?"
They knelt while he put the petition.
And now, as they rose from their
ees, he approached her, and the try
ordeal was passed through with.
It must have proved most satisfac-
y, for when it had been repeated
Feral times Joseph exclaimed:
That is good. What we have missed
csc seven years! Let us return
Rnks"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23

GET Lyons Patent Heel stifeners applied to
your new boots aud shoes before you wear
them ont
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23

WELL arranged time is sign Of we'll
ordered mind.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23

If afflicted with Sore Eyes, use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it 25c.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23

NOAH RABY, of Plainfield, N. j., looks
like 80, but is lis, and supports himself by
working through the summer.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23

SAMUEL P. PUTNAM, the poet and lect-
urer, is about 40, but looks younger.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23

ANTHONY TRoL1oPE was 40 before his
books made any noise in the world.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23

THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH is said to
work for months on single poem.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23
Sick Headache

Is one of the most distressing afectons and people
who are its victims deserve sympathy. But the great
success Hoods sarsspsrills has had in curing sick
headache makes it seem almost foolish to allow the
trouble to continue By its toning and invigoratng
effect upon the digestive organs. Hoods ssrsaparia
readily gives relief when headache arises from indi
geston; aud in neuralgia conditions by building III
the deblitated system Hoods Ssrsaparilla removes
the cause. and hence overcomes the difficulty.
MY wife suffered from sick headache and neural
gia. After taking Hoods Sarsaparilla she was much
relieved. W T. BARE WILMINGTON. Ohio
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23
aConstantly Hawking and Splitting.
Three Bottles Cure CatarrI,.

ELI ROBBINS, R,,aBaa, P. O., Columbia Co.
Pa. says: "My daughter had catarrh when
she was five years old, very badly. saw DR..
Sages Catarrh Remedy advertised, and pro.
cured a bottle for her, and soon saw that il
helped her; third ,,a bottle effected psrma;
sound and hearty"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23
s. C. N. u.

s. C. N. u. NO 3s-a7.
WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTISERS
w please say you saw the advertisements
in this paper.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-21

In Hon. John Feland's card OF dec
lination, published in the Louisville
Republican, that gentleman frankly
says:
"And further, il is due 10 myself
and my party to say, that my past ac-
ton on the convict labor question and
my present convictions. are not in
strict harmony with the platform of
my party, and as have no apologies
TO make for my past action, and can
not yield my present convictions on
that subject, / feel that my position
on the ticket would be embarrassing
to me and 10 the same extent injuri-
GUS TO the ticket if l were, under the
circumstance, to accept the nonina-
ton rendered 10 me.
Satisfied that another aud an ADLER
man of the party can be found to take
the place, l must decline the nomina-
ton rendered me, assuring you that
| shall give my hearty support to the
ticket and aid it every way l can"
Mr.. Feland's position is somewhat
inconsistent. lie declines to be asso-
ciated with others on the ticket,
whose views he can not endorse, and
yet will support the ticket. Mr.. Fe-
land should cut loose from party
whose principles he cannot adopt as
his own. lie is too good man TO be
a Republican anyhow.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-21
Much Ado About Nothing.

AT the request OF Gen. Drum and
Secretary Endicoti, who desired to
get rid of several boxes of old rub
bisl deposited in the War Depart
ment building at Washington, Pres
ident Cleveland signed an order last
week authorizing the return 10 certain
States of number of old flags sur
rendered when the war ended in 1865
This action, which was regarded as
of SO little Importance that the order
was signed without investigation, at
once kicked up a tremendous racket
among lot of Grand Asses who
have not yet learned that the war is
over. Fairchild, the head of the
Grand Army, made himself especial
ly conspicuous for asininity by max
ing bloody shirt haranguc in which
he cursed tie President and made an
ass of himself generally. The Presi-
dent Investigated the matter for him
self when his attention was called to
il and issued the following order,
which will probably have the affect
of removing all danger of renewal
of hostilities by the cranks who love
to boast of their past achievements,
and whose views are not shared by
the really brave and patriotic Union
soldiers:
81 have today considered with more
care than when the subject was oral
ly presented TO me, the action of your
department, directing letters TO be
addressed to the Governors of all the
States, offering to return, if desired,
to the loyal States the Union flags
captured in the war of the rebellion
by the Confederate forces, and after
wards recovered by Government
troops TO the Confederate States the
flags captured by the Union forces,
all of which, for many years, have
been packed in boxes and stored in
the cellar and attic of the War De-
partment. l am of the opinion that
the return of these flags in the man
ner thus contemplated is not author
lied by existing law, nor justified as
an Executive act.
/ request, therefore, that no further
steps be taken in the matter, except
to examine and inventory these flags,
and adopt proper measures for their
preservation. Any directions as TO the
final disposition of them should orig
mate with Congress.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-21

Mr.. Hub Lunsford, of Hopkins
county, after celebrating for two
months has concluded to place him
self before the Democratic buzz saw
and has declared himself a candidate
for the Senate. lie is about So years
old and his only qualification for the
position is a lot of Doodle which he
possesses and which he is expected
to turn loose in the campaign. lie
represented Hopkins county in the
last Legislature, elected by combi-
nation of liquor men and Republi-
cans, and had a bill passed in the
House to re-submit the prohibition
question in Hopkins, which was
killed in the Senate by Mr.. Feland.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-21


The man on the Memphis Times
thus expresses himself;
A good deal of criticism has been
INDUCED by Kentucky journalists on
Miss Amelia Rives because in her
last poem in Harper's she made
"corn" rhyme with "gone." If there
is any one word that the average
Kentuckian considers sacred from
the unhallowed liberties of mundane
levity and the tickle changes of fash
ion, it is the word "corn" with all the
ripe memories and the mellow asso-
Citations that cling thereto. Further
more the linking of "corn" with the
melancholy and futile verb "gone'
was a subtle stab at the integrity Of
old traditions, that would naturally
have as depressing an effect upon
Kentuckian as mystic epitaph seen
through the dregs of a departed cock
tail.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-21

BLOOMINGr0N, ILLS, Sept. IL, 1882.
Mess. L. j. Cheney IL Co., Toledo, o.
Have taken Halls Catarrh Cure. Had
catarrh all my life; am 48 years old.
Had asthma 10 years, and dreadful
cough for five years. Have taken ev-
erything; went 10 the Hot Springs ;
| have doctored with the doctors here
/ have done nothing but take medi-
cine for 10 years. When commenced
using Halls Catarrh Cure | was al
most dead. / sent for the doctor the
day got Halls Catarrh Cure, and /
told him that l would die any way
and that l would try your medicine.
| was very bad. How l suffered for
8 years! | could hardly breathe al
times. l saw Halls Catarrh Cure
advertised in the papers and COM
menced taking it. / would haye been
under the ground to-day if il had moi
been for that. l have not had one
bad spell of coughing since. III
breathing my head feels well and j
am well. 1t has done me a thousand
dollars worth Of good. There are
ten of my friends, on seeing what il
had done for me, taking 1t, and it is
helping them. / only wish that ev-
cry one who has catarrh, asthma and
bad cough could see me, so that /
could tell them all TO take it. All
that know me here know how / have
suffered. Il have been here since 1851
and say to me that 81 am so glad you
found something that could cure YOU"
Everyone says, chow much better
you look" The doctors say they are
glad l found Halls Catarrh Cure as
they could not cure me.
/ cannot express my gratitude to
you for the good Halls Catarrh Cure
has done me. You can use as much
of this letter as will do the afflicted
good. Publish it TO the whole world
II is all true and they should know ii.
JOSEPHINE CHRlsMAN,
406 East North st.